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Old Course Websites
This material is for reference only. The class will be slightly different this semester. The handouts for this semester's class are available on the schedule page.
HowStuffWorks.com
http://www.howstuffworks.com
HowStuffWorks.com contains articles explaining the details of various topics in lay terms, specifically written for people without much background experience. The following articles may be of interest to this class:
U.S. Copyright Office
http://www.loc.gov/copyright
The U.S. Copyright Office homepage is maintained by the Library of Congress and offers access to full text of U.S. copyright law, government reports, and discussions on copyright-related issues.
Requests For Comments
http://www.freesoft.org/CIE/RFC
"Requests For Comments, or RFCs, form the basis of the Internet's technical documentation. Conceptionally, the Internet is best thought of as a layered series of protocols, each of which is documented by one or more RFCs."
"Once issued, RFCs do not change. Protocol revisions are documented by issuing new RFCs. The older RFCs are still available, but are said to be obsoleted by the newer RFCs. Not all RFCs document protocols; some are simply for discussion or informational purposes, and a traditional series of April Fools' RFCs can be distinguished by their date."
The following RFCs may be of interest to this class:
New York Stock Exchange
The NYSE website contains some basic information about the stock markets
and interpreting corporate data. In the left frame, click on About and then Education, or click Fact Book in
the lower frame.
Google
http://www.google.com
Google is an Internet search engine. You can execute a query via the form below or go to the homepage above.